Today in Ohio President Bush laid out some hard truth for the Democrats and anyone else pushing for retreat in Iraq - it’s a dumb idea. Referencing comments made by Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon, President Bush said:

“When it takes time for Iraqis to reach agreement, it is not foot-dragging, as one senator described it during Congress’ two-week Easter recess. It is a revolutionary undertaking that requires great courage.”

He also pointed out that the Iraqi accomplished a feat that our Congress often finds quite trying - passing a budget.

Of course, a great deal of political progress has been made in Iraq recently, but the Democrats are “staying the course” in their calls for an immediate and ill-advised retreat claiming they know better than the president, the military, and the intelligence community where the real terrorist threat is coming from - yet-to-be-constructed and entirely secure American military bases surrounding Iraq. At least, that’s where they’d like to relocate our troops - away from killing terrorists and onto bases in already secured areas. Surely a winning strategy.

Meanwhile, President Bush has this question for them,

“If America’s strategic interests are not in Iraq, the convergence point for the twin threats of al-Qaida and Iran, the nation Osama bin Laden’s deputy has called the place for the greatest battle, the country at the heart of the most volatile region on earth, then where are they?”

Good question! He also succinctly summed up the positions of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton on Iraq:

“No matter what shortcomings these critics diagnose, their prescription is always the same: retreat,” Bush said.

Maybe Nancy Pelosi, Barack, and Sen. Clinton had better leave the War on Terror to the people that want to win…

we know that the Democratic candidate is someone America simply can’t trust to handle the delicate world of foreign policy. Whether because they lack the experience, or they’ve simply shown a disregard for American interests and basic facts, the Democrats are not fit to represent the US on the international stage.

This point has been made time and again by the candidates themselves, but HERE’s a post on RedState by “former director of public affairs with the CIA and served as deputy communications director with the Bush-Cheney ’04 campaign”, Jennifer Millerwise Dyck - what you might be able to call “someone who knows what they’re talking about”.

…because i think this video is pretty cool.

Yes, it’s animated and a little weird. But, it has a cool message about freedom.

I found it posted on the blog - The Spirit of Man - run by a “Canada based Pro-America, Pro-Israel Iranian neo-conservativ” who is seeking regime change in Iran.

Besides the video, there’s some pretty good stuff on the student movement inside Iran to overthrow the crazed madmen who are running the nation.